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China starts to disinfect city of 13 million people after Delta outbreak 27 Dec 2021 - 12:29 pm

The western Chinese city of Xi’an has begun widespread disinfection measures since late Sunday to counter a jump in Covid infections that forced...

'No culture, no future': Belgian artists decry virus rules 27 Dec 2021 - 11:59 am

Brussels: Thousands of Belgian performers, cinema operators, event organizers and others joined together Sunday to protest the government’s decision to close down the...

Oman makes it mandatory for workers to have vaccination certificate 27 Dec 2021 - 11:16 am

Oman will not allow employees in the public or private sectors to enter their workplace without a vaccination certificate that proves they are...

Cathedral bells to toll daily for South African struggle hero Tutu 27 Dec 2021 - 10:23 am

Johannesburg: The bells of Cape Town' St George's Cathedral will toll for 10 minutes a day every day at noon until Friday in...

S.Korea authorises emergency use of Pfizer's oral coronavirus treatment 27 Dec 2021 - 10:15 am

Seoul: South Korea authorised for emergency use Pfizer's antiviral pills targeting COVID-19 as the first of its kind to be introduced in South...

In under-vaccinated Congo, fourth Covid-19 wave fills hospitals 27 Dec 2021 - 10:12 am

Kinshasa: At the St Joseph Covid Treatment Centre in Kinshasa, patients lie in ramshackle rooms breathing oxygen from old tanks. The clinic has...

Australia’s daily Covid cases surge past 10,000 for first time 27 Dec 2021 - 09:28 am

Australia reported more than 10,000 daily Covid-19 cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic amid the rapid spread of...

Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Jan. 10: Source 27 Dec 2021 - 08:34 am

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has postponed verdicts it was expected to make in two cases in the trial of ousted leader Aung...

Kosovo reports first cases of COVID-19 Omicron 26 Dec 2021 - 11:46 pm

PRISTINA- Kosovo's health ministry said on Sunday it had registered its first nine cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the Balkan country....

New Zealand Covid cases more than double over holiday break 26 Dec 2021 - 10:15 pm

Covid-19 cases in New Zealand have more than doubled in the two days since Christmas Eve, with 126 new infections in the community...

Iran bars travellers from parts of Western Europe over Omicron fears 26 Dec 2021 - 09:59 pm

Iran has banned the entry of travellers from Britain, France, Denmark and Norway for 15 days as part of curbs following the discovery...

British man arrested at Windsor Castle detained under Mental Health Act 26 Dec 2021 - 09:00 pm

LONDON- A man armed with a crossbow who was arrested after attempting to break into Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth was celebrating Christmas...

Germany hits goal in push for 30 million new vaccine shots 26 Dec 2021 - 07:36 pm

FRANKFURT, Germany- Germany has reached its goal of 30 million additional immunizations against COVID-19 by year's end, a push aimed at re-energizing a...

Fauci warns of complacency with virus set to fill hospitals 26 Dec 2021 - 07:34 pm

Americans should stay vigilant against the omicron variant despite evidence its symptoms may be less severe because the volume of cases can still...

France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time 26 Dec 2021 - 07:11 pm

Paris: France has recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time in the pandemic and COVID-19 hospitalizations...

Gulf Report reviews efforts of GCC countries in confronting COVID-19 repercussions 26 Dec 2021 - 04:47 pm

The Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), in cooperation with the Gulf Health Council, issued...

Israel plans to double settlement in occupied Golan Heights 26 Dec 2021 - 03:33 pm

MEVO HAMA, Golan Heights:Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday the country intends to double the amount of settlers living in the occupied...